Some classic examples of Sommai's easy-going way with life:

Sunday night Sommai picked us up from our resort in Khao Lak to take us home. On the way up the curvy, mountain road, we had a close call with a bus. The lines on the road in Thailand are clearly "suggested," and the bus had moved entirely into our lane to pass a truck/motorbike. I don't know how, but somehow Sommai sensed the bus around the bend and moved into the break-down lane. Kara and I gasped in horror, but Sommai didn't even flinch. We made a few exlamations that he probably didn't understand, but his only comment was, "You know fun park? Just like here. But we don't have to pay!"

Then last night on the way home from dinner, in the dark, we saw a motorbiker who did not have any lights--NO lights! After listening to Kara and I comment about how crazy the driver was, Sommai stated, "No, he is more clever. We need lights. He does not need. He sees in the dark. Very clever. Like a bat."

Oh, Sommai, if only we all could see life in such an optimistic light!